Veteran's Day 2007 at the Wall
Washington, DC
November 11, 2007

Photography by Robert Graf

On Veteran's Day I went to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC to remember and honor the men and women who served our country and their families who have lived with the memories. This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Wall.

 

Jan C. Scruggs, Founder and President,

 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

 
This year I captured some of the speeches on a personal digital recorder. While the quality of the recordings is certainly not up to professional standards, you are welcome to listen in starting with the National Anthem below. The complete ceremony is broadcast on the internet at the website of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.

 

 

 

National Anthem

sung by MSG Jonathon Deutsch, U.S. Army Chorus

Audio:  Letter from Maya Lin - read by William F. Murdy

 

 

Remarks by Diane Carlson Evans

 

 

 

 

 

Remarks by Mary "Edie" Meeks

 

Country singer Darryl Worley

 

The Honorable Chuck Hagel

U.S. Senate

 

 

Keynote Address by General Colin L. Powell
          US Army (Retired)

 

 

 

 

Christopher Jackson

Bagpipes

 

 "Amazing Grace"

 

 

SFC Christopher J. Roussey

 

The U.S. Army Band

 

Taps

 

 

 

 

The Vietnam Women's Memorial

 

 

 

 

A volunteer helps find a name among the more than 58,000 names engraved on the wall
Thank you

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